possible the ship is hot and felt the and there is limited access to food. >> we've got another hour of news and it starts right now. >> "live, and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> only one lane of traffic getting by and york avenue after a driver hit a pedestrian. >> plus new developments in the search for christopher dorner. police have pulled charred remains from a burned out canada in which he was believed to be hiding. -- burned out cabin in which he was believed to be hiding. >> we are ready for a possibly wintry mix of weather. good morning to you, washington. >> good to have you along. we will begin with breaking news coming in and out of northeast d.c. where a pedestrian has been struck on new york avenue.

>> let's go to jummy olabanji. >> we can go right to live pictures and this happened in the 1300 block of new york avenue westbound going into the city. several lanes are blocked and we spoke with d.c. police and we can confirm that an adult male was struck and he is in critical condition. but carr stayed on the scene. we note the delays are beginning to mount up at more than 1 mile. the traffic will only get worse. >> we have been keeping a close eye on this. it is terrible at the scene of the crash with only one lane getting by. this is inbound new york ave. so many commuters are heading toward that area. you have a couple of options -- if you're coming from

hyattsville, take rhode island avenue and you can come in through brentwood. >> i will take it from here. we are expecting a wintry mix late this evening and tonight. this is the radar picture. we expect the clouds to fill in shortly. you will not need an umbrella to get to the bus this morning but on your way home, you will need it as the rain begins to push in. 35 degrees in d.c. and 33 adults and 32 degrees in winchester. mostly dry today through the morning hours and by the middle of the afternoon, the rain will arrive at will change to snow this morning and all snow late

this evening. a little accumulation in d.c. north and west and we will have more details coming up. >> thank you very much. the nearly two-week search for christopher dorner may be over. forensic testing is set to begin on the charred remains pulled from a burned out cabin. >> it is believed that he was barricaded in after getting into a shootout with deputies. >> authorities believe christopher dorner was barricaded inside a rural cabin. after hundreds of rounds of gunfire, the structure became fully engulfed. authorities are trying to identify the body found inside. it appears that the 10-day murder spree and aggressive manhunt is aclose \east of el a where we have learned that a charred body has now been

removed. >> we believe that someone was inside. we had reason to believe that was christopher dorner. >> authorities say he helped two women hostage in my home and one of the victims was jay hilton's white. >> he tied them up and stole the car back of the rogue officer also project a second vehicle after a police chase he ditched the vehicle and took off on foot which led to a police shooting of. two deputies were wounded and one was killed abo. after yesterday's sure that with police, and he is now responsible for four deaths. he promised to continue killing police officers and their families trying to exact revenge from being fired from the lapd. it now appears there is a conclusion many expected. >> thanks so much.

prince george's county investigators are looking for suspects after a homicide in fort washington. officers found the victim on the ground when they responded to a call of a shooting on rosemarie drive before 11:00 last night. the victim died at the scene and there is still no word on possible motive. >> investigators are searching for the cause of the deadly house fire in prince george's county in indian head. safety concerns forced firefighters to fight the fire from outside. >> we had numerous companies from the area. we had about 55 firefighters here. >> authorities discovered a woman's body inside the home but she has not been identified. one firefighter was treated for minor burns. >> police are trying to find a

missing mother and child from greenbelt. the 25-year-old and her 1-year- old daughter were last seen on thursday. there walked into a bus stop on greenbelt road. don't believe she has the means to support herself and her daughter so if you know where they are please call prince george's county police. pope benedict xvi is speaking out for the first time after announcing he is stepping down back thousands of people filled the vatican's main audience call for his first public appearance monday. he told the faithful he is resigning for the good of the church. later today, he will celebrate ash wednesday mass at st. peter's basilica. >> 35 degrees and more to come on "good morning washington." if you feel you are barely getting by, you are not alone. >> we will highlight the president's agenda for his second term related to the state

of the union last night.

>> welcome back at 6:10 and a live look outside the studio here in rosslyn and not a bad morning. >> yester day, temperatures were so mild, 35 degrees right now? >> we are about 10 degrees colder than yesterday morning. you might want a had to this morning depending what it feels like to you. i would recommend gloves and a heavier coach. 33 degrees at dollars and 25 degrees in frederick. you don't need the umbrella this morning but you will by the middle of the afternoon.

the clouds are beginning to move and as we speak. we could see a few sprinkles this point that most of the rain will fall below for this afternoon. this system will be pushing our way. it is quick but will have an impact this evening. if you are traveling today there could be flight delays in d.c. and philadelphia and new york. cloudy skies and 40 degrees today, we will see some rain in the metro at 5:00. we will have a snowy mix to the north and west but that will change over late tonight. we will have more coming up in a few minutes. >> the commute from the west is okay on the greenway and the toll road and rte. 7. we are overhead on 66 and is busy.

we are checking out the ride with newschopper7. we're not doing so well in the district at new york ave. only one lane guesde's by inbound with a terrible incident involving a pedestrian that was stuck. the incident is right near kendall street after a blaze ginsburg wrote. you might want to take rhode island avenue into town. you could take benning road to get past that >> >> the time is 6:12 and 35 degrees and coming up, brianne carter will wrap up the president's state of the union address. >> a bit of a royal boz overseas with reaction after shutterbug's catch prince william [ whirring ]

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>> well, back at 6:16. there is a lot of talk about what happened overnight and that is the state of the union address. >> president obama headed to north carolina this morning and will push with some of the proposals from the address. let's check in with brianne carter. >> many analysts this morning are saying the town is exactly what they expected to hear from president barack obama as he laid out what he would like to see as his priorities over the next four years including the big topics of immigration, gun control, and, of course, the economy. in his first state of the union of his second term, the president laid out his vision to

move forward highlighting his plans to grow the middle class but let's declare that in the wealthiest nation on earth, no one who worked full time should have to live in poverty. >> the president proposed raising minimum wage t 9o dollars and urged congress to act on cuts that kicked in march 1. >> let's work to pass a budget that replaces reckless cuts would smart savings and wise investment in our future. >> one of the most dramatic moments of the night came on the issue of gun control. many of congress were wearing green ribbons to honor the sandy hook elementary school. he said to bring the issue to a vote. >> gaby giffords deserves a vote, the families of newtown and blacksburg and the countless other communities left -- ripped open by gun violence deserves a

vote. >> a lot of the motion in the chamber during that topic. during their response by senator marco rubio, and he said he did not agree with everything put forth by the president. he said more government and more taxes is not the right way to move forward. >> thanks so much. the time is 6:00 a teen and we are talking about the weather this morning and the potential for snow. >> we will get some but it will not accumulate in the in perhaps out west but this is an elevation cut-dependent system. let's start out with our satellite picture. you can see this system to our south. the clouds are beginning to move in. the clouds are thickening and it will be a cloudy day over all and most of the moisture will

hold off until the middle of the afternoon as we take a look at our winter weather advisory, the national weather service has posed to them for our western areas. they could pick up as much as 3- 5 inches. there might be a little bit in d.c. but not much. our temperatures will be warm enough that things will melt on the street. it has been warm this week, 59 degrees yesterday. there you can see this afternoon the moisture begins to fill in. you can see the western areas will be getting some of the snow. winchester and hagerstown will get snow by the evening hours. in the metro area, just or rain but as we head into the overnight hours, that will move out and it will be a quick hit. 35 degrees right now and are

wind chill is down to 28 degrees and a little bit of a breeze coming in and out of the north- northeast. 34 degrees in manassas and 33 degrees at dulles and their average by today is 46 degrees and that's where we will end with rain for the drive home. tonight, we will see the wintry mix and the change to snow late this evening. let's check in with adam caskey in bethesda. >> good morning, it is a good start today in bethesda with the temperature 37 degrees. we have widespread 30's to kickstart this wednesday morning. let's go right to the graphics. this afternoon and evening, we are not expecting much in the d.c. area. frederick and hagerstown and martinsburg in winchester, you could see one-two inches

tonight. the vast majority of us will have a damper afternoon and evening with a wet, sloppy snow mixed in. nice temperatures the next couple of days but we could run into some snow flurries late saturday and into sunday but we should have high temperatures only in the 30's over the weekend especially on sunday it. . it will be called and breezy as well >>. >> near our studios, we are jammed on 29 near fort myer drive with accident activity. in the district of new york avenue, we're dealing with this crash involving a pedestrian that was struck. they were letting one laying dead by intermittently but watch for big delays. -- there were letting one lane

get by intermission lead but watch for big delays. >> thanks so much. 6:21 and we take a look at america's money. >> americans are struggling to make it payday to payday and starbucks is failing with an -- is sailing with the navy. >> good morning a study finds that more than four out of town of us are living paycheck to paycheck and one in 10 does not make enough to pay for the essentials. allstate insurance says it is not just the soft economy but poor money management skills for u.s. airlines is doing better. 82% of flights arrive within 15 minutes of the schedule last year which is one of the best rates in 25 years. a lower percentage of bags were lost. some of the retail stores for apple are moving. apple is opening 30 more stores.

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>> the debate that has become more emotional since the new town shootings -- parents say it is time to ban toy weapons and a hundred other parents say that is ridiculous. as the debate heats up on capitol hill, it is hot at home and the pilgrim, our report tonight at 5:00. >> the makers of the carbonated alcoholic drink por loco have to

redesign their cans for the ftc says they have to put an alcoholcfatcs panel on their cans and cans with more than two servings have to be redesigned so they can be resealed. the time the 6:27 and we still have another half hour of "good morning washington." >> a pedestrian has been struck in northeast d.c. it is tying up the morning rush and we will have a live report from the scene. >> taking a live look outside we can see where the sun will be coming up shortly.

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live report from northeast d.c. on an accident on new york avenue that sounds pey -- that sends a pedestrian to a hospital. >> police in california believe the search for christopher dorner may be over. >> plus, what prompted a child to read a complaint letter to disney after taking a family crews? it is wednesday, february 13. >> a chilly start to the day so let's check in with jacqui jeras. >> the sun is starting to come up. our days are getting longer and longer and the clouds had begun to move in and our temperatures are in the middle of 30's. a little cooler and we need to bundle up up north. the majority of the morning will

be cloudy but the rain will be moving in by the afternoon hours. by this evening, we will see a wintry mix and a changeover to snow but little to no accumulation expected in the metro area. west and north will get more. all this will wind down around midnight and sunshine in the seven-day forecast with details coming up next. your evening commute may not be so great -- >> no major problems end maryland or virginia but here are alternates to get into the district. the accident is closing on new york avenue in bound. the accident involved a pedestrian that was struck before you get to the brentwood the parkway. avoid that area and you can come off of 295 and bail out at benning road into town.

or you could go over to h street. also, rhode island avenue but -- but leave yourself extra time. >> let's take a closer look at what is happening there at the scene. >> let's go live to john gonzalez who is on the scene of that accident. >> [no audio] >> this is the 1300 block of new york ave. all westbound lanes are shut down at this hour. for some time, one lane was getting by banal all lanes headed into the city here just west of bladensburg road are closed. this is the vehicle that was

involved in this pedestrian accident. it sustained a lot of damage and the windshield is shattered. that's where the car made contact with the pedestrian. emergency responders were performing cpr on the adult male who was struck and his condition at this hour is extremely critical. from what we can see, it looks like the impact happened about 150 feet from the crosswalk at kendall new york avenue, directly across the street from the bus depot. we are trying to figure out of this man was perhaps walking over to the depot but that is unclear. the driver pulled over into a parking lot and now he is currently talking to police. >> thank you very much.

in california, the massive manhunt for a former los angeles police of a cert has ended. it may now be over. authorities say the charred remains were found in a burned out cabin where christopher dorner apparently barricaded himself. one share of a deputy was shot and killed and another wounded in a shootout before the cabin when up in flames yesterday. the rains -- the remains have not been identified. to keep up with that case, visit our website at wjla.com. >>a senate committee meets today to discuss ways to help the u.s. postal service. the homeland security and governmental affairs committee is scheduled to hear from the postmaster general and the head of the postal workers' union. they recently announced that it will end saturday delivery and

hike fees to help cut costs. the senate also holds its first hearing on the overhaul of the nation's immigration laws. janet napolitano and an illegal immigrant will testify. a bipartisan group of senators is trying to craft a bill to tighten border security and provide a path to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants. >> in our homes norden is scheduled to testify against the bill to extend a pay freeze for federal employees for the rest of the year. she is expected to tell the house rules committee that federal workers contributed more than their fair share -- eleanor holmes norton. she says it should have gone to the house oversight committee first. >> there is a new royal scandal involving prince william and his pregnant wife, kate. >> an italian magazine published photos of the royal couple while they're on vacation. they show the pregnant duchess of cambridge in a bikini.

the royals said publishing the follows is a clear breach of their right to privacy. six >> o'clock 36 and 36 degrees and more breaking news out

>> morning, washington. >> nice work on the 100 day of school for those kindergarteners. it was a sloppy game ended with a thrilling overtime win for the cabs. the caps were down 5-3 late in the third. alex ovechkin helped of them score.

over time did not last long. they shot the game-winner and the capsule when and that is two in a row. that may turn their season around. the wiz's are getting in on lucky break. they are in detroit to try to push their longest win streak of this season to five games. they are our role despite their 15-35 records. they are outscoring opponents over the past week just over 11 points per game >>6:41 so let's go to the weather center. >> we're off to a cool start? >> it is about 10 degrees colder than a was yester day. this is a national flirting week. doug hill, power you doing?

>> good morning i have no clue. it is colder that has been but our average i goes up another degree. here are the temperatures -- frederick as a cold spot but everybody else is above freezing. satellite and radar shows clouds moving our way and rain this afternoon and as we get through the evening and nighttime hours it will mix and change to snow with maybe a coating in the metro area but i don't think it will be a big deal. >> around the beltway, it is quiet but virginia is busy in the shirlington area. we are jammed off of the beltway.

new york avenue when the crash initially happened before the brentwood parkway, one line was getting by but everything is stopped. you need an alternate, north of new york avenue, maybe rhode island avenue or using 295 and take benning road into town benning toward h street or florida ave. it is quite a mess. >> thank you so much. the time is 6:43 and 36 degrees. >> we will break down the president's plan for his second term which he laid out

>> president obama outlined an

ambitious blueprint for his second term. he covered several issues -- the economy, gun-control the military operation in afghanistan and sequestration. brianne carter has more. >> good morning, the president is headed to north carolina to talk about all of that and try and continue to sell his plan that he put forward in his first state of the union address since re-election. his tone was more aggressive than many thought it would be. he laid out what he would like to see over the next couple of years. the big issues the economy the president asked for a raise in the minimum wage up to $9. also, telling congress to act and not have those cuts going into place on march 1. we saw the motion in the chamber during the topic of gun-control. the president told congress that they need to bring the issue to

a vote. one of the other big topics since a re-election is immigration. >> as we speak, bipartisan groups in both chambers are working diligently to draft a bill and i applaud their efforts. let's get this done. send a comprehensive immigration reform bill in the next few months and i will sign it right away and america will be better for it. let's get it done. >> how likely it is to get any or all of this done remains to be seen. over the past couple of months and years, there has been a lot of gridlock coming from both sides on capitol hill. we heard the gop response from senator marco rubio who said more government and taxes is not the right way to move forward. >> our partners at "poltico" monitor the president's speech.

mike allen joins us now. how did the president do? >> the president did what he wanted to do which is to remind people that he won a big election and he said this is a center-left combination. he talked about raising the minimum wage what he calls a fix it first program to fix bridges and universal pre-k for four-year olds. >> we see applause lines built into these -- >> it is more than one per minute. >> at the same time, he needs to work on bipartisanship. did he do that? >> not much, the president said to republicans that your help

and on immigration and amazingly, it looks like you will get something on immigration. the tea party response senator rand paul, he talked about the need for some immigration legislation. the president will get something on gun control which one year ago, was unlikely. he will probably get universal background checks and maybe a trafficking law. he will not get the assault weapons ban but the president will get a lot. republicans, though, are not in the mood right now. speaker john boehner had network correspondents and reporters to a breakfast and he said the president did not have the guts to do would need to be done on entitlements. that does not sound like somebody who is ready to make a deal. the president showed that he has the upper hand. >> the president is now hitting

the road, why does that matter? >> this is traditional after the state of the union. he will be in north carolina talking about manufacturing and toward the end of the week, he will be in chicago after the killing of a young girl there who was at the inauguration. this time, the president is giving up on back room deals and giving up working directly with republicans. he wants to bring in pressure from around the country so he is tapping into his political network and using his power to go around the country to get the republicans to kick in. >> mike allen, thank you so much. >> make sure you get all your applause lines. >> the time the 6:49 and a nato

airstrike in afghanistan overnight killed four insurgents and nine civilians. the air strike hit two houses near the pakistani border the u.s. military alliance as it is investigating the incident. chaos breaks out of a popular tourist area in guam. officials say a 21-year-old stabbed three people and used his car to crash into a crowd of people at a resort tuesday night. initial reports indicate all the victims were japanese tourists. he faces murder and other charges. a carnival cruise ship is being towed to mobile alabama. the conditions are worsening on board. there are long lines for bathrooms, food, and increased concerns about the threat of the neuro-virus.

power was knocked out and they hope to tow the ship to mobile. >> the alexandria-based charity raised nearly $149 million during the recent holiday season. it fell 4.7% from two years ago and of their efforts date back to 1891 to support social services. the salvation army is doing well this past year. 6:51 and we will talk weather. >> it is chili this morning but it could be worse off -- we could be in the 20's. we've got all week because it is national flirting week.

>> thank you, that is very nice. it will be a fun week. i don't think the snow will amount to much. yesterday was close to 60. temperatures are in the 40's today with cloudy skies and rain developing this afternoon and later tonight, we will move progressively from north to south and a little colder air will change it to snow. maybe half an inch in the metro area and a little more west on the ridge tops and grassy areas. 35 degrees in washington now and we will feature her in this afternoon and deal with some snow tonight and clearing skies for the next couple of days. >> a couple of busy spots -- george washington parkway coming out of old town alexandria has a crash northbound of reagan national airport with four cars

involved before you get to 395. there was also an incident in the shirlington area on 395. new york avenue had an unfortunate fatal pedestrian accident and in the investigation is under way. inbound is shut down. think about your options and leave yourself extra time. you might want to try rhode island avenue. >> thank you. >> could wednesday morning overnight, christopher dorner, is believed to be dead after a firefight with law enforcement yesterday. we will have more details from the scene as the story develops next right here on "good morning, america." >> it is 6:53 and it is time for the wednesday expressed. >> john gonzales is checking out

the situation in northeast d.c.. >> d.c. police are investigating a pedestrian accident here on new york ave. we're just west justbladensburg road across from the school bus depot. all westbound lanes headed into the district ought -- at this hour shutdown. the black mercedes was involved in this. though windshield, we are told, the adult male was crossing about 150 feet from the crosswalk is in critical condition at this hour. >> russia says they will continue to supply weapons to the syrian president's government despite the country's escalating civil war. russian officials made that clear today and they say they see no reason to stop trade with syria. it is prohibited by the un but many countries disagree. >> president barack obama is headed to north carolina today

to boost his plans after delivering his first state of the union address since re- election. in his address, the president touched on major issues including the economy immigration, and gun-control which is one of the issues that drew the most dramatic response in the chamber. the president gave his address and the gop response was that they don't believe more government programs and more taxes is the right way to go. >> thank you. here are some things you need to know -- >> wall street is aiming for a new high today and the dow closed at its highest level of the year yesterday. it was 146 points away from the all-time high in october of 2007. >> the senate finance committee of the confirmation hearing for jack lew to be treasury secretary. he is expected to face some tough questions about his personal finances. >> ben cardin and civil rights

group will call for legislation to create national parks in maryland and your to honor abolitionist harriet tubman before the 100th anniversary of her death. >> for more information, visit our website wjla.com. >> let's get a check in with adam caskey in bethesda. >> good morning. always friendly folks in bethesda, 37 degrees clouds of moved in and expect a cold rain early this afternoon mixing with snow northwest of washington. >> the extended forecast might be more exciting. it will be breezy and cold this weekend, highs only in the mid- 30's by sunday so enjoy it while it lasts. watch out on york debut tonight.

>> young boy has advised for carnival cruise lines. >> -- for a disney cruise line. >> he wrote a letter to the company complaining that the only disney character he sought were girls. he s disney cruises to cast some cool guys for little boys to made. he is requesting a loudoun and jack sparrow. >> donald duck is a guy and mickey mouse is a guy. >> disney has not responded but i'm sure they will come up with something clever. >> i thought everyone loves disney princesses. >> he is a little boy. he does not need to see girls. >> thanks so much for joining us this morni